RTAG 2 TT File photo: A serviceman moves past an electrical board presenting exchange rates of various cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin( top L) at a cryptocurrencies exchange in Seoul, South Korea December 13, 2017.( REUTERS/ Kim Hong-Ji)

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